$NEAR Is Preparing Crypto for the Quantum Era đ
Quantum-resistant crypto is moving beyond theory. NEAR Protocol is expanding support for ML-DSA, a post-quantum digital signature standard designed to protect accounts against future attacks from sufficiently powerful quantum computers. The latest development also involves NEP-655, which aims to reduce public-key exposure on-chain. đ
The key advantage? NEAR accounts can rotate their access keys without forcing users to move assets to an entirely new account. ML-DSA support is already available through NEARâs protocol upgrade, while NEP-655 is live on testnet and was reported on October 9 as targeting mainnet in the coming weeks. This is a step forward, not proof that the entire network is already quantum-proof.
If blockchain security needs a major upgrade over the next decade, could NEARâs account architecture become a competitive advantage?
#NEARAccountsSupportPostQuantumMLDSA
Quantum-resistant crypto is moving beyond theory. NEAR Protocol is expanding support for ML-DSA, a post-quantum digital signature standard designed to protect accounts against future attacks from sufficiently powerful quantum computers. The latest development also involves NEP-655, which aims to reduce public-key exposure on-chain. đ
The key advantage? NEAR accounts can rotate their access keys without forcing users to move assets to an entirely new account. ML-DSA support is already available through NEARâs protocol upgrade, while NEP-655 is live on testnet and was reported on October 9 as targeting mainnet in the coming weeks. This is a step forward, not proof that the entire network is already quantum-proof.
If blockchain security needs a major upgrade over the next decade, could NEARâs account architecture become a competitive advantage?
#NEARAccountsSupportPostQuantumMLDSA
